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How to wipe your computer memory and hard drive clean of data and information before throwing out your old PC, Server or laptop

Throwing away old PC's, Laptops and Servers can be a risky business, if your reselling your old computers, gifting your old laptop or just chucking out obsolete PC the security risks can me monumental. You could be exposing yourself or your business to everything from identity theft to corporate fraud. So here's the definitive instruction to secure computer disposal whether it be for resell or recycling:

1. Send Your Old Computer To Us - Simple!

We will firstly format the drive and wipe it totally clean with DOD software, secondly we will run the HHD through an electromagnetic pulse which destroys all the magnetic properties of the Hard Disk used for data storage and finally we will dismantle the drive and physically destroy the drive. If you want to sell, gift, redeploy or recycle the old computer do it with a new harddrive. We can help call us on (732) 564 3110 or click here.

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What is an electromagnetic pulse? Is that like an EMP charge you get from a nuclear explosion? If it is I could see how it would wipe all the data of the hard disk but wouldn’t it also level your recycling center?

Yes it is like an EMP apart from its created using very powerful electromagnets not a nuclear bomb. It's totally harmless to humans (with the exception of people with pacemakers) but devastating to watches, cell phones, and electronics and computer hard drives. It's one of the best and fastest methods of wiping hard drives and data disks of data, files and software.

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